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On Thinning Of Chains In Mcmc, William A. Link, Mitchell J. Eaton
On Thinning Of Chains In Mcmc, William A. Link, Mitchell J. Eaton
United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications
1. Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) is a simulation technique that has revolutionised the analysis of ecological data, allowing the fitting of complex models in a Bayesian framework. Since 2001, there have been nearly 200 papers using MCMC in publications of the Ecological Society of America and the British Ecological Society, including more than 75 in the journal Ecology and 35 in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
2. We have noted that many authors routinely ‘thin’ their simulations, discarding all but every kth sampled value; of the studies we surveyed with details on MCMC implementation, 40% reported thinning.
3. Thinning …
On Thinning Of Chains In Mcmc, William A. Link, Mitchell J. Eaton
On Thinning Of Chains In Mcmc, William A. Link, Mitchell J. Eaton
United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications
1. Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) is a simulation technique that has revolutionised the analysis of ecological data, allowing the fitting of complex models in a Bayesian framework. Since 2001, there have been nearly 200 papers using MCMC in publications of the Ecological Society of America and the British Ecological Society, including more than 75 in the journal Ecology and 35 in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
2. We have noted that many authors routinely ‘thin’ their simulations, discarding all but every kth sampled value; of the studies we surveyed with details on MCMC implementation, 40% reported thinning.
3. Thinning …